Which to use
“lasse” and “lavée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,996
- “lasse” frequency rank
- #36,469
- “lavée” frequency rank
- 49465
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lasse | lavée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de las. | Féminin singulier de lavé. |
Where the eye mixes lasse and lavée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. lasse (CVCCV) and lavée (CVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses lasse with lavée
A purely visual mix-up. lasse (\lɑs\) and lavée (\la.ve\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49465, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lasse is recorded at frequency rank #12,996, classified as anadj, pronounced \lɑs\. lavée is at rank #36,469, tagged as anadj, pronounced \la.ve\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 49465, this pair ranks #170,433 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lasse vs lavée
Shared letters: ael. Private to "lasse": s. Private to "lavée": vé.
"lasse" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "lavée" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- lasse ← alsse · lase · lases · llasse · lsase
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "lasse" and "lavée" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "lasse" or "lavée"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "lasse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lavée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #170,433 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lasse" and "lavée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Lacey vs lavée". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #170,433 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.